In the 1.0.1 rulebook it says to discard the encounter when its over. Is the encounter considered "over" even if you lose the battle? In Ricky Royal's playthrough, he mentions that if you lose a battle, you need to try it again the next day and it will be harder because your BQ will be highter. But I couldnt find anything in the rulebook that specifically mentions that encounters must be successfully completed before moving to the next one. My gut is that its discarded regardless of outcome but am looking for a clear answer. Thanks

In the 1.0.1 rulebook it says to discard the encounter when its over. Is the encounter considered "over" even if you lose the battle? In Ricky Royal's playthrough, he mentions that if you lose a battle, you need to try it again the next day and it will be harder because your BQ will be highter. But I couldnt find anything in the rulebook that specifically mentions that encounters must be successfully completed before moving to the next one. My gut is that its discarded regardless of outcome but am looking for a clear answer. Thanks

I'm pretty sure regular encounters are discarded but you may re-attempt the final tyrant encounter as many times as you want within the day limit.

IMO, discarding failed encounters is problematic. It's entirely possible the mission cannot be completed because the encounter deck no longer contains the required progress points.Forcing players to go through the motions of unwittingly playing out an unwinnable game is a somewhat harsh punishment.

Bruce, in the game setup section we discuss that if you run out of encounters, you may have to pull more from the box. The only thing that should keep you from winning Bones is running out of days. You are always able to replenish Encounters.

As Ricky said, there are some Encounters (such as the 2nd Special Encounter), that go back to the top of the Encounter deck if you don't complete it. Most are discarded however.